Eligibility
You must fulfil a set of eligibility conditions before you can sell your flat. Do note the Minimum Occupation Period (MOP), Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP), and Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR) quota for your block/ neighbourhood. There are also additional requirements that may have to be met in the event of bankruptcy or divorce.
If you would like to check your eligibility to sell your flat, register your Intent to Sell through the HDB Resale Portal.
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Minimum Occupation Period
The MOP is the period of time that you are required to physically occupy your flat before you can sell it on the open market.
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The MOP is calculated from the date you collect the keys to your flat. It excludes any period where you do not occupy the flat, such as when the whole flat is rented out or when there has been an infringement of the flat lease.
The MOP duration depends on the purchase mode, flat type, and date of flat application:
Purchase Mode
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MOP
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Flats purchased from HDB
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5 years
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Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) flat bought from a developer
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5 years
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Flat bought under the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) with portable SERS rehousing benefits
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5 years
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Flat bought under the Selective En bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS)
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Either
- 7 years from the date of selection of the replacement flat; or
- 5 years from the date of occupation
whichever is earlier
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Resale flat bought from the open market with the CPF Housing Grant
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5 years
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Resale flat bought from the open market without the CPF Housing Grant
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1-room flat
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No MOP
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2-room flat or bigger
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Application date on or after 30 August 2010
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5 years
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Application date between 5 March to 29 August 2010
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3 years
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Before 5 March 2010
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2.5 years with an HDB loan and 1 year with bank loan/without any loan
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Flats bought under the Fresh Start Housing Scheme
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20 years
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How to find out if you have met the MOP
You can login to My HDBPage with your SingPass and check if you have met the MOP to sell your flat, under My Flat > Purchased Flat > Flat Details > Minimum Occupation Period (MOP).
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Ethnic Integration Policy and Singapore Permanent Resident quota
You need to ensure that your flat sale is within the EIP and SPR quota for your block/ neighbourhood.
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Ethnic Integration Policy (EIP)
The EIP ensures a balanced ethnic mix in HDB estates, thereby helping to promote racial integration and harmony.
Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR) quota
If you belong to a non-Malaysian SPR family (i.e. households with no Singapore Citizens (SCs) or Malaysian SPRs), you can sell a particular resale flat if the EIP and SPR quotas have not been reached. The SPR quota ensures that SPR families can better integrate into the local community. Malaysians are excluded from this quota because of their close cultural and historical similarities with Singaporeans.
Citizenship
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SPR Quota in Neighbourhoods
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SPR Quota in Blocks
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5%
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8%
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N/A
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N/A
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How the EIP and SPR quota work
You will not be able to sell a particular flat if the sale causes your block/ neighbourhood’s EIP and/ or SPR quota to exceed.
Buyer Household's Citizenship |
Quota to Meet |
SC household
(At least 1 SC listed as buyer) |
EIP |
Malaysian SPR household
(No SC listed as buyer and at least 1 Malaysian SPR listed as buyer) |
EIP |
Non-Malaysian SPR household
(All buyers are non-Malaysian SPRs) |
EIP and SPR |
There is no restriction on the sale and purchase of an HDB flat if:
- The proportion of the buyer's ethnic group/ SPR quota is within the prescribed block/ neighbourhood limits
- The buyer and you are of the same ethnic group and/ or citizenship type
Eligibility enquiry service
The ethnic proportions and SPR quota are updated on the 1st of every month, and are applicable for resale applications submitted to us for that same month.
You can view the EIP/SPR quota of your flat after you have registered your Intent to Sell using the HDB Resale Portal. Alrernatively, buyers can check a buyer's eligibility to buy a flat under the EIP/SPR quota.
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Additional Requirements
In cases of bankruptcy or divorce, additional requirements may have to be met before the flat can be sold off.
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Bankruptcy
Under the Housing and Development Act, as long as any of the HDB flat owners is a Singapore Citizen, the consent of the Official Assignee is not required in the event that the flat owners wish to sell the flat.
In cases where none of the flat owners are Singapore citizens, they will have to obtain the consent of the Official Assignee before they sell their flat.
Divorce
If you go through a divorce after meeting the MOP, you can sell the flat if all eligibility conditions are met.
You need to produce the following documents:
- Writ for Judicial Separation (previously known as Deed of Separation); or
- Interim Judgment (previously known as Decree Nisi) and Certificate of Making Interim Judgment Final (previously known as Decree Nisi Absolute); or
- Divorce Certificate (for Muslims); and
- Order of Court (if any).
An official English translation of these documents by an interpreter of the Supreme Court or Family Justice Courts is required if the documents are not in any of the 4 official languages.
Find out more on how to retain your flat after a divorce.
Important Note
You (or your salespersons) and your buyer have to submit your respective portions of the resale application separately. A resale application is considered complete only when we receive both portions.
You and your buyer should each ensure that all the current eligibility conditions and resale requirements have been met on the date the second party submits his/ her portion of the resale application.